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M. Åsberg, Borje Crönholm, F. Sjöqvist, D. Tuck (1971)
Relationship between Plasma Level and Therapeutic Effect of NortriptylineBritish Medical Journal, 3
Zar JH (1974)
Biostatistical Analysis
D. Brunswick, J. Amsterdam, L. Potter, S. Caroff, K. Rickels (1983)
Relationship between tricyclic antidepressant plasma levels and clinical response in patients treated with desipramine or doxepinActa Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 67
R. Khalid, M. Amin, T. Ban (1978)
Desipramine plasma levels and therapeutic response.Psychopharmacology bulletin, 14 1
J. Nelson, J. Bock, P. Jatlow (1983)
Clinical implications of 2‐hydroxydesipramine plasma concentrationsClinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 33
A. Glassman, J. Perel, M. Shostak, S. Kantor, J. Fleiss (1977)
Clinical implications of imipramine plasma levels for depressive illness.Archives of general psychiatry, 34 2
Saady JJ Narasimhachari N (1982)
Evidence for in vivo methylation of the secondary amine antidepressant desipramine to imipramineJ Clin Psychopharmacol, 6
D. Brunswick, J. Mendels (1977)
Reduced levels of tricyclic antidepressants in plasma from Vacutainers.Communications in psychopharmacology, 1 2
J. Nelson, P. Jatlow, D. Quinlan, M. Bowers (1982)
Desipramine plasma concentration and antidepressant response.Archives of general psychiatry, 39 12
S. Whyte, A. Macdonald, G. Naylor, J. Moody (1976)
Plasma Concentrations of Protriptyline and Clinical Effects in Depressed WomenBritish Journal of Psychiatry, 128
R. Spitzer, J. Endicott, Janet Williams (1975)
Research diagnostic criteria.Psychopharmacology bulletin, 11 3
S. Montgomery, R. Braithwaite, S. Dawling, Rosanna McAuley (1978)
High plasma nortriptyline levels in the treatment of depression. IClinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 23
J. Stewart, F. Quitkin, A. Fyer, A. Rifkin, P. McGrath, M. Liebowitz, L. Rosnick, D. Klein (1980)
Efficacy of desipramine in endogenomorphically depressed patients.Journal of affective disorders, 2 3
P. Hrdina, Y. Lapierre (1980)
Clinical response, plasma levels and pharmacokinetics of desipramine in depressed in-patients.Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology, 4 6
M. Hamilton (1960)
A RATING SCALE FOR DEPRESSIONJournal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 23
Weise C Rickels K (1983)
Tricyclic plasma levels in depressed outpatients treated with amitriptylinePsychopharmacology, 80
R. Friedel, R. Veith, V. Bloom, R. Bielski (1979)
Desipramine plasma levels and clinical response in depressed outpatients.Communications in psychopharmacology, 3 2
R. Spitzer, J. Endicott, E. Robins (1978)
Research diagnostic criteria: rationale and reliability.Archives of general psychiatry, 35 6
Endicott J Spitzer RL (1978)
Research diagnostic criteriaArch Gen Psychiatry, 35
L. Gram (1974)
Metabolism of tricyclic antidepressants. A review.Danish medical bulletin, 21 6
Brunswick D Amsterdam JD (1984)
Cimetidineinduced alterations in desipramine plasma levelsPsychopharmacology, 83
M. Åsberg, B. Cronholm, F. Sjöqvist, D. Tuck (1970)
Correlation of Subjective Side Effects with Plasma Concentrations of NortriptylineBritish Medical Journal, 4
A. Coppen, S. Montgomery, K. Ghose, V. Rao, J. Bailey, J. Christiansen, P.L Mikkleson, H. Praag, F. Poel, E.J Minsker, V.G Kozulja, N. Matussek, G. Kungkunz, A. Jrgensen (1978)
AMITRIPTYLINE PLASMA-CONCENTRATION AND CLINICAL EFFECT A World Health Organisation Collaborative StudyThe Lancet, 311
W. Potter, H. Calil, T. Sutfin, A. Zavadil, W. Jusko, J. Rapoport, F. Goodwin (1982)
Active metabolites of imipramine and desipramine in manClinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 31
R. Suckow, T. Cooper (1981)
Simultaneous determination of imipramine, desipramine, and their 2-hydroxy metabolites in plasma by ion-pair reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with amperometric detection.Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 70 3
Gram LF Reisby (1977)
Imipramine: Clinical effects and pharmacokinetic variabilityPsychopharmacology, 54
Pi EH Simpson GM (1983)
Relationship between plasma desipramine levels and clinical outcome for RDC major depressive inpatientsPsychopharmacology, 80
Jostell KG Aberg-Wistedt A (1981)
Effects of zimelidine and desipramine on serotonin and noradrenaline uptake mechanisms in relation to plasma concentrations and to therapeutic effects during treatment of depressionPsychopharmacology, 74
Abstract • Studies of the relationship between plasma concentrations of desipramine hydrochloride and clinical response have shown contradictory results, and only one prior study examined 2-hydroxydesipramine and its relationship to treatment. We therefore performed a study in a large, carefully diagnosed group of depressed patients taking fixed maintenance doses of desipramine to elucidate a potential relationship between clinical response and plasma concentrations of desipramine and 2-hydroxydesipramine. There was no significant correlation between clinical response and steadystate plasma levels of desipramine, 2-hydroxydesipramine, or the sum of desipramine plus 2-hydroxydesipramine. Although some commercial laboratories suggest a specific therapeutic plasma level "range" for desipramine, our data provide no support for such a range, nor for the routine measurement of plasma desipramine and 2-hydroxydesipramine concentrations in depressed patients. References 1. 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Archives of General Psychiatry – American Medical Association
Published: Apr 1, 1985
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